The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-19
RAILROAD BETTERMENTS.
SENATOR JAMES INTRODUCES A
SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS.

An Investigation of the Whole Subject
by the Present General Assembly
Urged-The Senate Passes the House
Bill to Prevent Grave Robbing-More
New Bills Piled Up.
ATLANTA, GA, July 1S.-ln the Senate
this morning the betterments question came
IN again in the following resolution, intro
duced by Mr. James;
WHEREAS. The lease on the Western and At
lantic railroad viii terminate on Dec. %, 1890;
and
WHEREAS, II is plain and manifest that the
IeSSpeS claim large sums of money of the State
for bettermeuts in the way of rolling stock lay
ing additional track and other improvements
placed on said road: and
WHEREAS, The exigencies of the case demand
that the present General Assembly take some
decided action in regard thereto, ana III order
that the Legislature may act intellgently IN re-
lation 10 this important matter; be it therefore
Resolved, By the Senate and the House con
curing that a joint committee be appointed,
consisting of five from the Senate and elght from
the House. which said committee shall proceed
at once to investigate all such matters ana
things in connection with the leasing, operating,
management and control under the lease con,
tract and all other matters and Things connected
Herewith so as to clearly and ntelligently un-
ierstand the rights of the State and the lessees
in relation to the same, and report back 10 the
Senate ana ItOuSt At Us early Il nay 10 IidIti-
cable.
l. Who compose the present lease company
and the amount of stock owned by each lessee?
2. The character and value OF the rollng
stock and other equipments received by the
lessees from the State, the condition OF theroad
and all property connected herewith, at the
commencement of the lease.
8 The character and value OF the rolling
stock and other improvements placed on the
road by the leSsees and the character and value
of all other Improvements placed on said road
by said lesseeS and claimed by them as better
mentS.
4 And whether or not the State is liable under
the lease contract to pay said lessees for any
such betterments. and whether or not the lessees
are authorized under said lease contract TO re-
move any of the rolling stock or other better
mentS from its road
ReS0lred further, That for the purposes of
carrying out the provisions of these resolutions
said committee be authorized and empowered
TO send for persons and papers, and to subpoena
witnesses
PROTECTING CEMETERIES.
The House bill for the protection of GENE
teries and the encouragement of medical
science by authorizing the distribution and
use of unclaimed dead bodies for scientific
purposes, passed.
The bill to exempt the members of the
Atlanta Artillery from jury duty, was re-
committed.
Mr.. Northcutt of the Thirty-fifth district,
introduced bill to amend the charter of the
Marietta and North Georgia railroad, au-
thorizing extension to Knoxville, Tenn, and
to run into Atlanta over the Western and
Atlantic road from Marietta, if an arrange
ment can be made with the essees.
The resolution of Mr.. jackson, of the
Thirty seventh district, providing for the
sale of the old penitentiary and other lots in
Milledgevile, the proceeds TO be applied to
repairing the old capitol, was passed by
substitute providing for a joint committee
to examine the property and the prOpriety
of its sale for the purposes indicated. The
regular hours of the session were fixed at 8
to | o'clock.